It's a long drive from I-5, but a nice hike with great views. I recklessly drove all the way to the Ides Cove TH on a donut spare tire, then all the way back to Orange County afterwards. Climbed Chanchelulla Peak beforehand in the morning.

Since it was such a long-ass drive to get there, I decided to get my money's worth. Spent 10hr+ traversing from South Yolla Bolly to Hammerhorn, more than 26mi round trip. Worth every mile. Great views from the ridge and wonderfully remote, underutilized trails. Trip Report.

Directly up the east ridge from the parking area, a long drive from a side trip on the way back to the Bay Area after a few days climbing peaks further north. Drove and hike Bully Choop in the morning, then Linn. Nice views across the Central Valley.

Juan, Lab Dylan, Kelpie Marlie, and I did this to finish off a 4 day camping trip that included Mount Eddy, Goosenest, and Hat Creek/Thousand Lakes Wilderness. After the scenic 1.5 hour drive in from I-5 at Corning, the hike could have been done in an hour if we didn't stop to enjoy all the great views and the patches of snow for the dogs. We got back to Luis and the minvan after two hours and hauled a** back to civilization to pick up my wife at the San Jose airport on our way back to Gilroy. Luckily her flight was almost as late as we were. If possible, I suggest making the drive worth your time by camping near the trailhead or backpacking into the Wilderness. I did not see anybody anywhere within several miles of the trailhead, but I saw a handul of cars coming in on the way back out. It was probably people coming in for the 4th of July week as it was Friday evening. I was dissapointed to find an old Pepsi can part way up the peak, as well as a Jack in the Box Bag full of old french fries and trash near the trailhead.

Did this on the first day of a solo 4-day trip in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness. Other fun easy peaks were Sugarloaf, Solomon, and Hammerhorn (had a bit of class 3 scrambling). Chose class 2 route up from trail (north side) and kicked steps in final 10' or so of snow. Very remote and beautiful area.

Not sure on the year. It was either '03 or '02... but anyway, was out hiking for a few days and decided to quickly summit this peak as it was right next to the trail. Still had some snow on top too. Glad I went for it.